The final pennies ever minted for circulation sold for more than $16.7 million as the iconic copper-plated coin fades from circulation. The last one-cent coins were auctioned for a combined $16.76 ...

The U.S. Treasury Department announced that it has stopped producing pennies, ending more than 230 years of minting the 1-cent coin. The penny will remain legal tender and will still be accepted at ...

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United States Mint (Mint) hosted a ceremonial strike event today at its Philadelphia facility where Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent struck ...

ATLANTA — After more than two centuries, the U.S. Mint has officially stopped producing the penny, ending the run of America’s smallest and most iconic coin. But despite the historic shift, experts ...

PHILADELPHIA — The United States plans to strike its last penny for circulation, part of an effort to retire the coin that has been used over 200 years and now costs more to produce than it is worth.

The U.S. Treasury Department has stopped producing the penny after more than 230 years. It now costs 3.69 cents to produce a single penny, which is significantly more than its face value. Pennies will ...

Minting pennies just doesn't make much cents anymore. President Donald Trump ordered U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bennett in February to stop the production of 1-cent coins after Elon Musk's ...

Coin collectors are unsure how the end of penny production will affect their hobby, though experts predict little value from the coins. The U.S. Mint ceased penny production in May, and the Treasury ...

The U.S. Mint's last pennies struck will be auctioned on Thursday, Dec. 11. Each winning bid gets a 24-karat gold penny along with two 2025 pennies.

Archaeologists have identified two coins unearthed from a Swiss bog as a stater minted in the mid-third century BC.

MINSK, 13 August (BelTA) – Belarus intends to develop coin production, with a focus on precious metal coins, Chairman of Belarus’ National Bank Roman Golovchenko said on the air of the Belarus 1 TV ...